War and Gold : A Five-Hundred-Year History of Empires, Adventures and Debt
by Kwarteng, Kwasi
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London: Bloomsbury, 2014. 1st edition. Nice Copy. octavo. stiff wrappers 424pp., col. & b/w pls., bibliog., index, ÔAfter discovering the Americas, and under pressure to defend their vast dominion, the Habsburgs of Spain promoted gold and silver exploration in the New World with ruthless urgency. But, the great influx of wealth brought home by plundering conquistadors couldnÕt compensate for the Spanish government s extraordinary military spending, which would eventually bankrupt the country multiple times over and lead to the demise of the great empireÕ
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- Title
- War and Gold : A Five-Hundred-Year History of Empires, Adventures and Debt
- Author
- Kwarteng, Kwasi
- Book Condition
- Used - Nice Copy
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2014
- Size
- octavo
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